RecipeMuncher

For this weeks FOC, I’ve searched the bar and come back with a somewhat forgotten French aperitif, Dubonnet. Dubonnet owes its existence to a contest held in 1826 to find a way to make quinine drinkable for French soldiers fighting in Africa were malaria was rampant. In response, Joseph Dubonnet created Dubonnet a blend of fortified wine, herb, spices and quinine. The French weren’t the only ones working out how to get people drinking quinine - the English had a similar situation (...)